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Originally Posted by vinny84
Nothing is wrong with the ZF Auto, but the DCT does shift faster. Now the ZF has done a fantastic job of coming close to a DCT though.
I will most likely build mine with a 6mt anyways, was just wondering if it was coming with the DCT. I guess they will wait for the M2 to put in a MDCT
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I had an 08 135 (N54) with the 6MT for three years, and traded it in on a 11 135 (N55) with the DCT. So I have had nearly three years in each, and I can definitely say that the next car I get will have an old fashioned MT. This is based on a few things:
--the DCT definitely shifts faster than me, but I miss doing it myself. There is something satisfying about changing your own gears.
--the DCT is a little clunky and dim-witted around town. Unless you have the SPORT button "on" and the gear selector in S, there is a pretty noticeable hesistation when taking off. This is made worse when the A/C is on. Perhaps this is more a complaint of throttle response, but I never experienced it with the MT because I was in better control.
--I know this isn't specifically what we are talking about, but the N55 is no N54. It just isn't as strong as an engine. This is all subjective, seat of the pants, but I have always been able to tell a difference in the way the two motors pull, especially at 100+ MPH. A (relatively, compared to the N54) sluggish engine with a dim-witted gear-box around town doesn't make the most exciting driving experience possible.
--that being said, I cannot imagine a
more dim-witted and sluggish AT as some have said is the case for the current M135. I would hope that each version of the DCT would get better, so maybe a newer one would sway my opinion a bit. Regardless, it will be 6MT or nothing for me...and I might have to wait for the M2...